Nation Feb 26 Strong winter storm and snow to hit the West while the Midwest gets unusual taste of summer The National Weather Service says the winter storm will move across the Pacific Northwest Monday into Tuesday, creating near-blizzard conditions in some places with one to two inches of snow an hour over the Oregon Cascades and Northern Rockies Monday…
Politics Jan 05 Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off the 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 attack Five voters in Massachusetts have become the latest to challenge Trump's eligibility to appear on Republican primary election ballot in March, claiming he is ineligible to hold office because he encouraged the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Nation Nov 28 Crackdowns on homeless encampments fuel debate over effective solutions Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the U.S.
Economy Oct 08 WATCH: Nobel economics prize goes to professor for research on labor market gender gap Goldin has studied 200 years of women’s participation in the workplace, showing that despite continued economic growth, women’s pay did not continuously catch up to men’s and a divide still exists despite women gaining higher levels of education than men.
Nation Sep 13 Hurricane watch issued in Maine as rain-soaked New England braces for Lee The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine and a tropical storm watch for a large area of coastal New England as Hurricane Lee heads to the region.
World Aug 01 Fate of kidnapped American nurse and her daughter in Haiti still unknown The fate of an American nurse and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti last week remains unknown as the State Department refused to say whether the abductors made demands.
Politics Jul 25 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Education Department investigates Harvard’s legacy admissions Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions.
Nation Jun 17 Eviction filings soar over 50% above pre-pandemic levels in some cities as rents increase Among the hardest-hit are Houston, where rates were 56 percent higher in April and 50 percent higher in May. In Minneapolis/St. Paul, rates rose 106 percent in March, 55 percent in April and 63 percent in May.
Economy Apr 24 Cities look to revive downtowns by converting offices to housing A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the pandemic.
Nation Apr 15 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing marked with somber ceremony With a bagpiper playing “The Bells of Dunblane” and a few runners looking on, families of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the 10th anniversary of the tragedy early Saturday by slowly walking together to the memorial sites near the…